Jar and like receptacle



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Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

HARRY INGRAM, OF BROGKLYN, NEVT YORK.

JAR AND LIKE RECEPTACLE.

Application filed June 22, 1523. Serial No. 647,019.

The invention relates to jars and containers for fruits, vegetables and other food products, and one object of the invention is to improve and enhance the value and utility of certain types of wide-mouth jars having screw tops or tops held in place by hinged wire locking bails. These types of jars are commonly employed for holding fruits and vegetables and have certain desirable features but are deficient in other respects, especially with regard to the ethcient sealing of the same. In carrying out my invention I form a plain cylindrical section around the mouth of the jar and thereon apply a side seal closure cap which eliiciently seals the jar, and over this closure cap I apply the screw top or the top held by locking bails, such top concealing the closure cap and leaving the jar with the external appearance it had without my invention applied thereto. I thus preserve the desirable features of the jar and add features which ensure the due preservation of the contents of the jar. In accordance with my invention the jar may be conveniently subjected to the vacuum sealing process in a vacuum sealing machine, and in addition my method. of sealing the jar permits the contents of the jar to be subjected to adequate sterilizing and processing treatments. The closure cap is of special construction rendering its application and removal convenient. When the outer cover or top of the jar has been detached and the closure cap has been removed to permit the withdrawal of a portion of the contents of the jar, the jar may be resealed Sll'lfiClBDlZly for temporary requirements by the restoration thereto of the said outer cover or top.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a fruit and vegetable jar embodying my invention, the jar and its inner cap being in side elevation and the outer cover on the jar with its inner lining of glass being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the jar and its inner cap, with the exterior cover removed, the section being on the dotted line 22 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 41 is a central vertical section through the jar and its inner cap and outer cover;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a modified construction of jar embodying my invention, the outer cover on the jar being shown in section;

Fig. dis a central vertical section through the same, taken on the dotted line 66 of Fig. 7, the outer cover being omitted and the locking bail therefor being shown in inoperative position, having been released from said outer cover;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the same, and

Fig. 8 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the jar and its inner cap and. outer cover, the locking bail being shown in operatlve position securing the cover over and upon the inner cap and on the jar, he sectional portion of Fig. 8 being on the dotted line 88 of Fig. 5.

In the drawings referring to Figs. 1 to 1 inclusive, 1O designates the jar, 11 the contents thereof, 12 a sealing cap applied upon the upper end of said jar, and 13 an outer metal cover containing a glass lining disk 14 and threaded, as at 15, to engage a spiral thread 16 on the neck of the jar. The lower edge of the cover 13 is flanged outwardly, as at 17, to seat upon a ring gasket 18 supported upon an annular shoulder 19 with which the jar is formed. At its upper portion the cover 13 is flanged or formed inwardly, as at 20, to engage the upper outer edge of the cap 12.

The jar 10 at the upper end ofits neck portion is formed with a plain cylindrical section 21 which has a smooth upper edge or lip 22 and plain smooth outer vertical sides 23. Theengagement of the cover 13 with the neck of the jar is below the cylindrical section 21 of said neck, as shown, and

the cap 12' is applied and confined tosaid cylindrical section 21.

'The 10 will be formed of glass or other suitable material, and by preference the cap 12 will be formed of thin sheet aluminum, the cap being in one piece of material and having a top 41 and a skirt portion 22, within which is formed an annular groove to receive and tightly compress a gasket 23 against the plain exterior surfaces of the cylindrical section 21 of the jar. The top of the cap 12 extends outwardly beyond the sides 28 of the section 21, so as to provide for the side-seal gasket 23, and the top of the cap seats downwardly upon the lip 22' of said section 21. The lower edge of the skirt portion of the cap 12 has integrally ion formed therewith tear-oft tabs 21, which are folded upwardly closely against the skirt of the cap, and, when desired, may be turne outwardly therefrom and then pulled upwardly for tearing the material or the cap and thus make it easy to dislodge the cap from the cylindrical section 21. The cap containing the gasket 23 is applied down wardly upon the cylindrical section 21 ot the jar, and initially a portion of the gasket 23 will stand in the path of the upper outer edge of the lip 22 of the section 21 so that when the cap is pressed downwardly to position said section 21 may deform the gasket outw'rdly to fill the recess formed in the upper portion of the skirt of the cap, thergasket then being compelled to closely bind against the outer sides 23' of said section 21. The cap 12 may be applied to the jar 10 by hand or by the well-known vacuum sealing process in a vacuum sealing machine, and, when applied by the vacuum sealing process, the cap becomes firmly bound upon the section 21 of the jar by atmospheric pressure, which tends to dish the top of the cap and draw the outer edges thereof inwardly against the gasket 23. Preferably the cap 12 will be applied to the jar 10 in a vacuum sealing machine.

The cover 13 is applied over the cap 12 and engages the thread 16 in a well-known manner by which the cover may be screwed downwardly, carrying the lower lateral flange 17 firmly against the gasket 18 and causing the shoulder 20 of said cover to firmly engage the outer edge o f the top oi. the cap 12, as shown. The cap 12 being of thin material may be readily enclosed with in the cover 13 and protected thereby. The tear-oit tabs 24 are spun against the skirt portion of the cap 12 and hence occupy but little space, and they do not interfere with the application of the cover 13 upon the neck of the jar and over the cap. 12. The neck of the jar is formed 'ith a shoulder 25 at the base of the cylindrical section 21, and the skirt of the cap extends downwardly in close relation to this shoulder, and in view thereof it might be inconvenient to insert a tool under the edge or the skirt of the cap for aiding in the removal of the cap from the jar, and hence in this construction the tear-oli tabs become important since when they are turned downwardly, they extend outwardly beyond the shoulder 25 and may be firmly grasped and pulled upwardly for tearing the tender material 01"- the cap in such manner as to render it convenient and easy to remove the entire cap ii'rom the jar.

The cover 13 affords abundant protection for the upper end of the jar and for the cap 12, and when it is desired to use the contents of the jar the cover 13 will be unscrewed from the neck of the jar and thereafter the cap 12 will be removed from the cylindrical section 21, leaving the jar open for immediate use. If the contents of the jar should not be all consumed at the one opening of the jar, the cover 13 may be replaced on the neck of the jar, the jar then being sealed by the engagement of the flange 17 on said cover with the gasket 18.

The jar shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive is numbered 26, and this jar has at the upper end of its neck a cylindrical section 27 which corresponds with the cylindrical section 21 or the jar shown in Figs. 1 to 1. and upon this cylindrical section 27 the cap 12 of Figs. 1 to 1 inclusive is applied the same as it is on the cylindrical secti0n21.

T he jar is termed with a laterally e);- tendmg annular flange 28 which is at the base of the cylindrical section 27 and atfords a shoulder at the lower edge of the skirt of the cap corresponding with the shoulder 25 of Fig. 2, and in addition the flange 23 projects outwardly far enough to receive a fiat ring gasket 29. The jar shown in Figs. 5 to '7 inclusive is provided with a cover 3O 01 cap construction and preterably of glass and said cover fits downwardly over the cap 12 and engages with sealing effect the aforesaid gasket 29. The undersurt'ace of the cover 30 is formed with an annular shoulder 31 which seats upon the upper outer edges oi the cap 12, as shown in Fig. 5. The cover 30 is held in place by a suitable locking bail 32 hingedly connected with a transverse bail 33, and the said bails 33 are of known type and commonly employed for securing a cover upon a jar. These locking bails are not, therefore, claimed herein, and they with their cap. 30 are shown in order to indicate that the invention is not limited to the cover 13 of Fig. 1 but may be utilized in connection with a cover 30 of the character shown in Fig. 5).

The cap shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive is the identical cap 12 shown in Figs. 1 to l: inclusive, and hence does not require further description. The reterence numerals indicating the parts of the cap, shown in Figs. 1 to 1, will be repeated on the cap shown in 5 to 8 inclusive.

My invention resides in the neck portion of the jar, the cap 12 thereon and a cover to be secured on the and over the cap 12, and I present two forms of jars in the drawings, one having a cover of screw-cap type and the other a cover to be fastened by means of wire locking bails. In both types of jars a plain cylindrical section is formed at the upper end of the neck to receive the cap 12, and in both forms of jars the cover is adapted to enclose the cap 12 and the cylindrical section receiving the same, and in both types of the cover may be readily removed and replaced. The cap 12 will be applied to the jars, whether of the form shown in Fig. 1 or that shown in Fig. 5, by

vegetables.

the vacuum sealing process in the absence of the covers 13, 80, and thereafter said covers will be applied to the jars. The presence of the caps 12 adds very greatlyto the desirability of the jars for holding fruit and vegetables and ensures the jars against leakage either of air into the jar or of the contents of the jar therefrom. My invention renders it entirely safe to use wide mouth jars of the character shown, for fruits and The type of jar shown is in itself desirable, and in accordance with my invention I have sought to preserve this type of jar, but so improve its sealing qualities as to enhance the value of the jar for its intended purposes and to render it entirely safe to use the jar for food products.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A jar or the like for iood products having about its mouth a plain cylindrical section and below the same an annular shoulder bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an annularly recessed skirt portion containing a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical section with sealing effect, the lower extremity of said skirt snugly fitting the cylindrical section, a hollow top or cover fitting over said cap and engaging the gasket seated on said shoulder and means for removably securing said top or cover in firm sealing position.

2. A jar or the like for food products having about its mouth a plain cylindrical section and below the same an annular shoulder bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an annularly recessed skirt portion containing a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical section with sealing effect, a hollow top or cover fitting over said cap and engaging the gasket seated on said shoulder and means for removably securing said top or cover in firm sealing position, said cap being of sheet metal and the means for securing said top or cover being wire locking bails permanently connected with the jar.

3. A jar or the like for food products having aboutitsmouth a plain cylindrical section and below the same an annular shoulder bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an annularly recessed skirt portion containing a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical section with sealing effect, a hollow top or the gasket seated on said shoulder and means for removably securing said top or cover in firm sealing position, said annular shoulder being adjacent to the lower edge of the skirt of the cap and said cap being in one integral piece of sheet metal, said top or cover being of glass, and the means for securing the top or cover on the jar being wire locking bails permanently connected with the jar.

4:. A jar or the like having about its mouth section and below the same an annular shoulder bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an annularly recessed skirt portion containing a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical section with sealing effect, a hol low top or cover fitting over said cap and engaging the gasket seated on said shoulder and means for removably securing said top or cover in firm sealing position, said cap being of thin sheet aluminum and having a tear-olf tab formed integrally with the lower edge of said skirt portion and initially folded upwardly against said skirt portion and concealed by said top or cover.

5. A jar or the like for food products having about its mouth a plain cylindrical secfor food products a plain cylindrical tion and below the same an annular shoul- V der bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an annularly recessed skirt portion containing a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical section with sealing effect, the lower extremity of said skirt snugly fitting the cylindrical section, a hollow top or cover fitting over said cap and engaging the gasket seated on said shoulder and means for removably securing said top or cover in firm sealing position, said cap being of thin sheet aluminum and having a tear-0E tab formed integrally with the lower edge of said skirt portion and initially folded upwardly against said skirt portion and concealed by said top or cover, said annular shoulder being adjacent to the lower edge of the skirt of the cap, said top or cover being of glass and the means for securing the top or cover on the jar being wire locking bails permanently connected with the jar.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York this 14th day of June, A. D. 1923.

HARRY INGRAM. 

